Gordon Lee beats Mt. Pisgah, but falls one spot short of state

The Gordon Lee Trojans got another big night from senior Cade Peterson in a 3420 road victory over Mount Pisgah Christian Friday night in Johns Creek.

Gordon Lee shut out the Patriots in the first half as they built a 14-0 lead. The Trojans tacked on a third touchdown in the third quarter before adding two more scores in the fourth.

Peterson went over 1,000 yards rushing for the year as he finished with 179 yards on just 12 carries. He found the endzone three times on runs of 6, 7 and 63 yards. He also caught one pass for 17 yards and added three solo tackles.

Cody Thomas had 14 carries for 53 yards. Brody Cobb had eight carries for 51 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown and Coleby Casteel had eight carries for 58 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown of his own and one grab for 25 yards.

Quarterback Blake Erby was 3-of-3 passing for 58 yards. Nate Dunfee had 31 yards rushing on just two attempts and Jacob Neal had one catch for 16 yards.

Defensively, Neal broke up two passes and Kade Cowan had five solo tackles. Hayden Walker finished with two tackles-for-loss, while Kameron

Oliver and Adam Crowley both forced a fumble in the win.

Gordon Lee (4-6) spent the weekend waiting to see if its power rating number would be high enough to get into the 24-team Class 1A Public School state playoffs.

As of Monday morning, Gordon Lee had a power rating of 9.53, which put them 25th overall in the public school standings. Only the top 24 teams make the field.

However, after a round of appeals, the GHSA finalized the numbers and the brackets and Gordon Lee remained at No. 25, just behind Taylor County for the last spot. Trion got in as the No. 23 seed.